Wenspok cuts energy 12.8% across Wendy's locations with GlacierGrid

Customer overview

Wenspok Companies operates 67 Wendy's locations across 10 states in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest. Headquartered in Spokane Valley, WA, Wenspok is committed to delivering high-quality guest experiences while maintaining efficient operations across a geographically dispersed footprint.

For a multi-unit operator that spans two regions and ten state utility markets, energy spend is one of the largest controllable line items, and the variance between best- and worst-performing sites is where most of the savings live.

The challenge

Before partnering with GlacierGrid, individual Wenspok locations managed HVAC and refrigeration manually. Each store ran on its own thermostat schedules, with no centralized way for the corporate team to see how equipment was performing site by site. That meant inconsistent setpoints, no early warning on drifting equipment, and no straightforward way to roll out an energy program across the portfolio.

Working with GlacierGrid

Wenspok deployed GlacierGrid's intelligent energy management platform across 23 locations. The platform gave the corporate team three things they did not have before:

• Automated HVAC control that optimizes comfort while reducing energy waste, with setpoints and schedules managed centrally instead of at the wall thermostat.
• Centralized oversight that lets corporate teams enforce consistency across all locations, so a policy change rolls out once instead of 23 times.
• Data-driven insights that surface energy efficiency opportunities and operational issues proactively, before they show up as a service ticket or a high utility bill.

The result is a single pane of glass for HVAC and refrigeration across the deployed footprint, with the data quality to support real decisions instead of guesswork.

"What sets GlacierGrid apart is their streamlined approach to savings. They take pride in the work, remain transparent throughout the process, and ensure that the final results align with our restaurant goals." Richard Mann, Director, Wenspok Companies

Results

Across the 23 GlacierGrid-equipped locations, Wenspok achieved:

• 12.8% energy savings versus the pre-deployment baseline.
• $61k in annual savings flowing straight to the operator's bottom line.

These results are the kind of outcome that makes a centralized energy management program worth scaling, and Wenspok is positioned to extend the same playbook to additional locations across its 67-unit footprint.

Ready to see what your sites would save?

GlacierGrid offers a 90-day free pilot for multi-unit operators in QSR, c-store, retail, and gym verticals. Talk to our team about deploying intelligent HVAC and refrigeration monitoring across your portfolio.

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